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Download Solution PDFDandi, the destination of the Dandi Salt March under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, is situated in which of the following states?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Gujarat
Key Points
- The British in 1882 prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt, a staple in their diet, and called it as Salt Law.
- Defying the Salt Act, Gandhi simply made Indians break the British law nonviolently.
- The Salt Satyagraha (Dandi March), which took place from March to April 1930 in India.
- It was an act of civil disobedience led by M.K Gandhi to protest British rule in India.
- During the march, thousands of Indians followed Gandhi from his religious retreat near Ahmedabad (Gujarat).
- The march resulted in the arrest of nearly 60,000 people, including Gandhi himself.
Additional Information
- About Mahatma Gandhi:
- Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) was born on October 2, 1869.
- He died January 30, 1948, in Delhi, and the day is celebrated as Shaheed Diwas or Martyrs' Day.
- His autobiography is titled My Experiments with Truth.
- Other Important movements led by Mahatma Gandhi:
- Champaran Movement (1917)
- Kheda Movement (1918)
- Khilafat Movement (1919)
- Non Cooperation Movement (1920-22)
- Quit India Movement (1942)
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